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Meera Mehta1, Carissa Tedeschi1, Jack Zhang1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Services, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Abstract:
We evaluated patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Among 89 patients, discharge medication errors and OPAT-related interventions were common, including laboratory monitoring, therapeutic adjustments, and adverse event management; 32 patients (36%) experienced at least 1 documented discharge medication error, with a total of 44 errors identified across the cohort. These findings highlight transition-of-care vulnerabilities and underscore the importance of structured OPAT oversight to improve patient safety.
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